Learn How To Make Your Own Website Free – Part 2

In part 1 of this post we looked at the first 2 steps of how to make your own website for free. I also introduced you to the most powerful and advanced website creation platform called siterubix which is available via the Wealthy Affiliate platform, which will teach you step by step howtomake your ownwebsitefree.

In part 2 of this post we are going to delve into the last 2 steps of how to make your own website free.

Step 3: Attract Visitors To Your Website

Once you’ve built your site you’ll then need to add targeted content within your website that is focused on helping your audience to solve a specific problem. At this step of making your own website you’ll need to learn about search engine optimization or SEO for short.

Search engine optimization is the process of improving the online visibility of your website or page/s in the free or organic search results of search engines such as Google and Bing.

As seen on the picture below the websites that are highlighted in yellow have managed to effectively improve their SEO for the search phrase “fitness exercises for women over 40” as they are ranking no1 and no2 on the 1st page of the search results. This simply means that these websites are generating free targeted traffic which should translate into revenue.

When you decide to install your wordpress site I would encourage you to install a plugin called All In One SEO. This plugin makes your website code search engine friendly for the likes of Google and Bing as it makes it easier for them to index and rank your website.

If you’d like to learn the step by step process of how to install this plugin and set it up correctly on your website I recommend signing up for a free Wealthy Affiliate account in order to access the SiteRubix website creation platform. Premium members get access to SEO experts and hours of SEO video training.

The most important thing to remember about SEO is that search engines like Bing, Google and Yahoo are only after one thing and that is the most relevant content.

So if you can make your website in a way that is SEO friendly and then create quality, relevant and engaging content, your chances of making your own website that actually makes money will improve greatly.

You do not need to be a writer to create quality, relevant and engaging content that will allow you to make money with your website.

You simply need to communicate with your niche, or the group of people that you have selected, in the same way you would communicate with a close friend or family member. Hopefully this puts your mind at ease regarding writing content.

You need to ensure that you place an emphasis on helping your niche and showing them what to do and how to do it rather than just telling. This will enable you to build trust with your niche which will lead to a long term and profitable business online.

Step 4: Earn Revenue

This is the last and most exciting step of making your own website. Once you have content on your website and people who are actually visiting your site (traffic) then you can generate revenue.

There are numerous ways in which you can monetize your website but in this article I will focus on 5 of the most popular ways.

Affiliate Programs

Affiliate programs are probably the easiest way to monetize your website especially when you’re starting out. There are millions of affiliate products that are available in just about every conceivable niche.

You can find affiliate programs by typing the niche followed by the word affiliate in the search bar of a search engine, such as “sciatica + affiliate”. As you can see on the screen shot below there are a number of affiliate offers that I could promote on my website in that niche.

There are many other platforms where you may find thousands of affiliate offers to promote. These include:

Clickbank

Warrior Forum

Commission Junction

Share A Sale

CJ Affiliate

There are many others but these are the most popular, reliable and trusted platforms and I’ve used some of them myself and they work great.

Google Adsense

Google Adsense is Googles own advertising platform that allows website owners to generate revenue by displaying ads on their sites. Below are some examples of what typical adsense banner ads look like.

To be able to utilize Google Adsense you need to get approval from Google. For that you will need a website that is hosted on your own domain and not a sub domain.

Your website needs to contain at least some content that is relevant to your audience as google will review your site before they approve your adsense account. Usually they require your site to have at least 10 post before they will consider it for approval.

Once you are approved you can now get the code to place on your site to display the ads. Each time a visitor clicks on your ads you get paid for it.

The payout is dependent on the level of competition and demand in the niche and particular keyword and the amount varies between $0.10 to $20 per click.

List Building

Another excellent way and to monetize your website that has a very high profit potential is by capturing your visitor’s email addresses in order to build an email list.

This will allow you to have an automated way of communicating with your audience on a scheduled basis in order to build trust by providing valuable and relevant information, products, solutions and/or services.

To build a list and automate the process you will need an autoresponder program. Personally I use trafficwave.net due to its simplicity, affordability, excellent features especially for affiliate marketers and the compensation plan which is the cherry on top.

Amazon Associates Program

Amazon associates is amazon.com’s own affiliate program that allows you to earn revenue by directing your website visitors to products sold on amazon. When they make a purchase, you earn a percentage of the sale price.

You can earn from 4% of the sale price and higher depending on the number of products that are purchased through your referral links.

Creating Your Own Products

The last method to monetize your website that I’d like to discuss is creating and promoting your own products. If you are still new to online marketing I would suggest that you start with promoting affiliate offers until you are competent at getting regular visitors (traffic) to your site and are converting that traffic into revenue.

Creating your own products should be part of your mid to long term plan in the process of building your online business as this method can bring the highest return on investment (ROI), because you’ll get to keep all the earnings of your product sales instead of sharing with a product owner.

Now I’ve given you at least 5 ways that you can use to monetize your site. If you want more detailed step by step guidance on how to apply these methods successfully I suggest you have a look at my review of Weathy Affiliate. I’ll be waiting for you on the inside ready to guide you.

Has this article provided you with effective guidance on how to make your own website for free?

If you have questions or comments please post them on the comments section below and I’ll do my best to respond to you within 24 hrs.

Hello Zola, I am appreciating that you are doing this as a series. That way people like me can really absorb the information. I do so like all the information you shared. What have you found to be the most useful way to create a profit stream?
thank you for this!

Hi Ariel. I’ve actually made money with a variety of affiliate platforms such as clickbank, amazon associates and google adsense. The monetization method will depend on your overall strategy for your site. However, in order to create a “profit stream” one has to focus on list building. Before building a list however, the other steps of niche selection, site construction and content creation need to be done effectively as we are learning through our mentorship program in order to create a constant profit stream. I hope that answers your question Ariel.

Hi Annie. I’ve actually used all the methods with varied levels of success so far. When I was new to IM, I achieved the most success by promoting affiliate offers via clickbank. List building requires an intermediate to advanced skill and may not be an effective tactic to pursue when starting out online. You first need to build a solid online business that offers value to your audience. You can do that in weeks with the right training which you receive at Wealthy Affiliate. Once you are getting enough daily traffic to your blog, say at least 100 visitors plus per day consistently, then you can look into list building. I will be definitely publishing a post on this very soon.